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The Fayetteville School Board approved an amendment to the construction contract for Phase 1 of
the Fayetteville High School project to begin demolition and site
excavation. Phil Jones of Nabholz Construction Services reported to
the board on bids received for demolition and excavation work on Phase
1 of FHS. Ark Wrecking of Tulsa, OK was the low bidder for the
demolition work, and Nabholz Excavation of Rogers was
the low bidder for the site excavation work. Next week, construction fencing will be erected on the
site and the demolition contractor will begin preparations for the
removal of the Bates Annex and other structures on the south end of the
campus. Demolition work is scheduled to be completed
within 4 weeks, after which time site excavation will commence.

Re-enrollment will take place in all elementary schools in the Fayetteville Public Schools prior to the start of school. Asbell & Happy Hollow have completed their re-enrollment, and all other Fayetteville elementary schools will hold re-enrollment August 2-6. This includes all kindergarten through fifth grade students, either returning or new.

The Stribling Sustainability Institute is seeking community
input on education for sustainability to assist with the development of
outreach activities and new credit and non-credit courses for students and
businesses. The surveys below will be open until September 17th to allow
ample time for community members to complete them. The first link is to a
survey designed for workers in our community, and those recently employed.
The second survey is specifically for high school, college and graduate
students studying in our area.

Make sure you are registered to vote in the September 21 school election. The deadline to register is Monday, August 23. You may also pick up a voter registration form at our administrative offices at 1000 W. Stone Street.

Younger soccer players, ages 5-11 (both boys & girls), can brush up on their soccer skills at this camps before they begin the fall soccer season. The staff will be made up of the 2010 state champion FHS Lady Bulldog soccer coaching staff and players and will focus on the technical development of players, including dribbling, passing and receiving, shooting and finishing, and overall comfort of possessing the ball. Players will end the week with a small tournament within their age group.

The Fayetteville Board of Education voted 7-0 to approve the administration's recommendation that
Phase 2 of the Fayetteville High School transformation project be
financed with $31,460,000 in zero-interest bonds and $19,540,000 in
traditional bonds. To pay for the bonds, the district will ask for a
2.75 mill increase request be placed on the September 21 school
election ballot.

Chief financial officer Dr. Lisa Morstad noted that the use of the
zero-interest bonds and a financing plan will allow the district to
save $29,000,000 in costs on the project. She added that the
zero-interest bonds will mature in approximately fifteen years, instead
of the traditional 30 years.

Architects Jim French and Marlon Blackwell explained the floorplan of
Phase 2 to the Board, which will include almostly exclusively academic
spaces.